# OpenTelemetry Resources Util

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The OpenTelemetry Resource is an immutable representation of the entity producing telemetry. For example, a process producing telemetry that is running in a container on Kubernetes has a Pod name, it is in a namespace and possibly is part of a Deployment which also has a name. All three of these attributes can be included in the `Resource`.

[This document][resource-semantic_conventions] defines standard attributes for resources which are accessible via [`@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions`](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/tree/main/packages/opentelemetry-semantic-conventions).

## Installation

```bash
npm install --save @opentelemetry/resources
```

## Usage

```typescript
import { SemanticResourceAttributes } from '@opentelemetry/semantic-conventions';
import { Resource } from '@opentelemetry/resources';

const resource = new Resource({
    [SemanticResourceAttributes.SERVICE_NAME]: 'api-service',
});

const anotherResource = new Resource({
    'service.version': '2.0.0',
    'service.group': 'instrumentation-group'
});
const mergedResource = resource.merge(anotherResource);
```

## Useful links

- For more information on OpenTelemetry, visit: <https://opentelemetry.io/>
- For more about OpenTelemetry JavaScript: <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js>
- For help or feedback on this project, join us in [GitHub Discussions][discussions-url]

## License

Apache 2.0 - See [LICENSE][license-url] for more information.

[discussions-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/discussions
[license-url]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-js/blob/main/LICENSE
[license-image]: https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache_2.0-green.svg?style=flat
[npm-url]: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@opentelemetry/resources
[npm-img]: https://badge.fury.io/js/%40opentelemetry%2Fresources.svg

[resource-semantic_conventions]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification/tree/master/specification/resource/semantic_conventions
